I spy...

[malarkey]

while I was sleepily standing in line at the store early saturday morning, I saw what looked like cases of Deschutes Jubel Ale. I blinked, I rubbed my eyes, no, I wasn't seeing things. Some of the winter seasonals are here already.

I brought home a bottle each of: Deschutes Jubel Ale, Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale, Full Sail Wassail, Fish Tale Winterfish Ale, Lost Coast WinterBraun, and Alaskan Winter Ale. They also had Pyramid Snow Cap and the LaConner seasonal, and a few others I'm not recalling.

I'll be tasting these soon

happy holidays!

[Okbrewer]

It's not even Halloween yet and the winter seasonals are out!? It's the same with Christmas lights and wrapping paper and decorations! We try to rush and hurry through the holidays and get things going earlier each year. The wrapping paper and the lights and stuff infuriates me, the beer, however, now that's a good thing! I'll be on the lookout for some around here!

[Rich Pawlak]

My favorite time of the year! Festbiers, followed quickly by pumpkin ales and winter seasonals. It's nioce to try beers that dont rely on heavy hopping for their flavor, eh?

[joey madison]

I was amazed (but still happy) to see Bell's Two-Hearted Ale out already too.

The next day I discovered the Xmas section at a local department store was already in full swing.... that I was less enthusiastic about.

[aiki_brewer]

The next day I discovered the Xmas section at a local department store was already in full swing.... that I was less enthusiastic about.

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There's been XPmas stuff in Walgreen's alongside Halloween stuff (makes for an interesting juxtaposition) since Labor Day. Used to be that Thanksgiving was front line, then it fell back to Halloween. If Labor Day falls, there'll be no stopping XPmas's inexorable march towards Independence Day and its ultimate goal of 6 months of XPmas

Of course, Full Sail Wassail and Anchor Christmas year-round wouldn't be such a bad thing (Way to get back on topic, eh?)

[malarkey]

have tried a few of these and so far the Fish Tale is the front-runner. why? because it has the most hops. thhhhhhhpppppp!! so THERE!